Improvement in camp-bedsteads



MPETERS. PMOTOhl-ITHQGHIFMER WASHINGTON C UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

AMOS DNHAM MCOOY, OIi ALEXANDRIA, LOISIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CAM P-BEDSTEADS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 1 10,485, datedDecember 27, 1870; antedatcd December 16, 1870.

I, AMos DUNHAM McGoY, of Alexandria, parish of Rapides, State ofLouisiana, have invented certain Improvements on my ImprovedCamp-Bedsteads as patented on the 12th of February, 1857, of which thefollowing is a speciiication:

My improvement consists in a reduction of the number of pieces thatcompose my bedstead as patented; in dividing the said pieces in sectionsin such manner that the same may be readily put together and takenapart, so as to reduce the bedstead into a smaller bulk, for theconvenience of transportation 5 and in substituting` removablespring-slats in place of the canvas bottom that is used in connectionwith my first arrangement.

But a reference to the drawing, -which pre-l sents a view of my bedsteadWithout a tent, will more quickly and clearly indicate the character andimportance of the improvement made by me of my said patentedarrangement.

A A are the side longitudinal part-s of the bedstead-frame, which,instead of making in a single piece, as in my original plan, I make intwo equal sections, that are connected together by means of a sleeve orsocket joint, as shown at a a.

Legs l 2 3 4 are permanently joined to the pieces A A by mortises andtenons. Cross-V bars b b re-enforce the legs, and at the same timedetermine the width of the bed. They are secured to the legs by tenonsand niortises, as shown.

To sustain the mattress I employ slats c, which are held in place bymeans of short vertical pins, that are xed at proper intervals apart onthe top of the pieces A A', and elongated perforations at each end ofsaid slats.

The elongation of the holes through the slats is designed to secure theyielding of the same under pressure without strain on the side pieces AA-that is to say, a springbot toni that will act independently of andwith out ai'iecting the other parts of the bed.

At one end of the bedstead I provide an articulating removablehead-rest, composed of the inclined curved bars D D and slats d, thelatter being secured to the former by similar means and in the same wayas described in connection with slats c and strong pieces A A', and forthe same purpose. The inclination of this headrest is regulated by meansof pawls e and pins f, as shown.

To sustain a tent (which I have not considered necessary to show) over abed, I provide a light removable frame, E. This frame is composed ofsections, which are connected together by sleeve or socket joints, asshown at g gl gli g/l/ g/n/ gul/l gl//ll/7 S0 as t0 be taken to piecesand put together again whenever the one operation or the other isdesirable. The upright parts of this frame are secured to the pieces A Aby means of holes in the latter, into which said parts are inserted, andto the ridge-pole G in the same way. This allows of the easy separationof the parts whenever the bedstead is to be removed, and thereconnection of the same in a few seconds of time.

The longitudinal bars H H are secured to the uprights in the same Way.

It will be observed that the upright parts of the frame rise verticallyfrom the parts A A for about one-third their length, and then, curvinginwardly, they converge toward each other until they meet at theridge-pole, thus giving a symmetrical and graceful form to the structureas a whole.

The tent is stretched over the ridge-pole, and by any usual meansfastened to the earth.

In order to adapt my invention to the purposes of a stretcher to bearoff wounded men, it is only necessary to extend the side pieces A A ofthe bed about afoot beyond the slats, and they will serve as handles, bywhich two or four men can lift the Whole and carry it wherever needed;but in this case, if the covering or tent is kept on, it will benecessary to button or fasten it to the said side pieces, which, it isobvious, may easily be done by any usual means that are employed forsuch purposes.

Thus it will be seen my improvement simpliies and better adapts myinvention, as patented, to the purposes it is designed to fultill, whileat the same time rendering it cheaper and more readily portable or moreacccuratel y transportable.

I claim as my inventionare constructed and arranged with respect to Thecombination of the side piecesAA' and each other as described, for thepurpose set nprights E with the ridge-pole G, the bars H forth.

H', when these parts are made in sectional AMOS D. MGGOY. pieces, whichare connected together by sleevel Witnesses:

joints, as herein described, and with a head- CHARLES OWEN,

rest covered with slats d, when al1 the parts ALPHONSE BAILLIO.

